月(yuè)

HSK 14 strokes

moon

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yuè
Meaning
moon; month; monthly; CL:个,轮
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 月 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿵冂二

A crescent moon

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

冂jiōng二èr

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 月 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with 月

Common words using 月 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shàng上gè个yuè月
HSK 4

last month

Open 上个月 page →
yī一yuè月

January; first month (of the lunar year)

Open 一月 page →
qī七yuè月

July; seventh month (of the lunar year)

Open 七月 page →
sān三yuè月

March; third month (of the lunar year)

Open 三月 page →
yī一yuè月fèn份

January

Open 一月份 page →
qī七yuè月fèn份

July

Open 七月份 page →
sān三yuè月fèn份

March

Open 三月份 page →
shàng上xián弦yuè月

first quarter moon

Open 上弦月 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 月’s common words

上个一七三份弦

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